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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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AGC of America Prepares Leaders for the Future at the 2019 BuildCon/Joint Contractors Conferences
A great crowd participated in AGC’s 2019 BuildCon held November 7-8, 2019 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, AZ. The event brought together high-level leaders in the Building construction industry where they gained first-hand knowledge and insight from industry peers on models of… Read More
November 14, 2019
OFCCP Releases Highly Anticipated Technicial Assistance Guide for Construction Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the release of its new technical assistance guide created specifically for construction contractors. OFCCP intends for construction contractors to use the technical assistance guide as a… Read More
November 13, 2019
Register Now for AGC's Construction HR Summit
March 11, 2020, at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Registration is now open! Are you a Construction HR professional looking to enhance the HR function at your company? Join your peers at the AGC HR Summit on March 11, 2020, in conjunction with the AGC of America Annual Convention in Las… Read More
November 12, 2019
Autodesk and AGC to Provide Construction Industry with Custom-Fitting Safety Harnesses for Women
Construction technology provider and national trade organization launch grant program to help address industry need for better-fitting personal protective equipment (PPE) for women working at heights According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls are the leading cause… Read More
November 12, 2019
AGC Joins Coalition Letter Calling on Congress to Pass Tax Extender Legislation
This week, AGC joined a group of 59 trade groups to call on Congressional leaders to pass legislation extending a number of tax provisions that have either recently expired or are set to expire at the end of the year (commonly called the “tax extenders”). The letter calls for extending these… Read More
November 7, 2019
Changes Coming to Federal Acquisition
Beta.SAM.gov replaces FBO.gov  On Nov. 7, the General Services Administration announced that Beta.SAM.gov is now the official source for federal contracting opportunities. The URL FBO.gov will be retired and transitioned into beta.SAM.gov under “contract opportunities.”  GSA expects… Read More
November 7, 2019
Negotiations Stall on Defense Bill
Military Construction Funding Uncertainty Remains On Oct. 29, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a “skinny” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of Fiscal Year 2020.  Despite both the House and Senate passing their versions of the NDAA… Read More
November 7, 2019
Federal Highway Administration Releases Table Showing Cuts to States Highway Funding
On Nov. 4, the Federal Highway Administration released a table showing the cut, known as a rescission, to each state’s federal highway funding as required by the FAST Act. Specifically, the FAST Act requires an approximately $7.6 billion cut in federal highway funding on July 1, 2020. If… Read More
November 7, 2019
Tell Congress to Oppose Unfair Union Organizing Bill
Jeopardizes Long-Standing Employee and Employer Rights Tell your U.S. Representative and Senators to oppose the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474/S. 1306). This bill is an unprecedented attempt to fundamentally change dozens of well-established labor laws to assist organized… Read More
November 7, 2019
Union Contractors Conference Call Scheduled for Nov. 19
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next conference call on November 19 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.  The agenda includes updates on recent developments in labor relations and government affairs of interest to union contractors as well as a… Read More
November 4, 2019

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